Paul Haggis

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Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis arrested over alleged sexual ... (BBC News)

The Crash filmmaker is arrested in Italy and denies the allegations according to local agencies.

"That said, I am confident that all allegations will be dismissed against Mr Haggis. He is totally innocent and willing to fully cooperate with the authorities so the truth comes out quickly." "Make enquiries as soon as possible, I am totally innocent," the Canadian filmmaker said, according to the agencies, who quoted Laforgia. Brindisi prosecutors said he was also accused of "aggravated personal injury and crimes committed to the prejudice of a young foreign woman".

Paul Haggis, Oscar-winning screenwriter and director, detained in ... (CNN)

Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis has been detained in Italy over allegations of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury, according to a statement ...

He added: "Haggis immediately declared that he was completely innocent and that he hopes for the maximum speed of all the necessary investigations to clarify the matter. Haggis is an acclaimed director, producer and screenwriter. Public prosecutors in the nearby town of Brindisi said in a statement Sunday that they issued a warrant for the detention of a "70-year-old" Canadian man identified as "P.H.," who was staying in Ostuni.

Paul Haggis, Oscar-Winning Filmmaker, Arrested in Italy on Sexual ... (Vanity Fair)

The latest in a string of accusations against the director of Crash and co-writer of two James Bond films.

In 2017, Haggis was accused by a film publicist of raping her in 2013. Airport staff noticed a woman in a “confusional state” who was brought to the attention of authorities, who then took her to a local hospital. Haggis countersued the woman, claiming it was a shakedown. Casino Royale, which Haggis co-wrote, is scheduled to show on Sunday, June 26. The festival’s website, however, currently lists only director Martin Campbell as appearing at the post-screening Q&A. Other notables attending the event include Oliver Stone, Pawel Pawlikowski, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Irons, Alfre Woodard, Sinead Cusack, Matt Dillon, Edward Norton, Joely Richardson, and Marisa Tomei. The Times wrote that “she was treated following a protocol used in Italy for victims of violence against women” and that “she subsequently reported the violence to the police.” Her accusations stated that the noted filmmaker “would have forced the young woman, that he had met some time before, to endure sexual intercourse.”

Director Paul Haggis held at Italian hotel ahead of hearing in sex ... (BreakingNews.ie)

Film director Paul Haggis is being held in a hotel room in southern Italy pending a court hearing while prosecutors press their investigation of a woman's ...

The prosecutors alleged that after a couple of days “of non-consensual relations, the woman was accompanied” by Haggis to Brindisi airport and “was left there at dawn despite (her) precarious physical and psychological conditions”. Airport staff and police noticed her “obvious confused state” and took her to Brindisi’s police headquarters, where officers accompanied her to a local hospital for examination, the prosecutors said. The statement also said that the woman was “forced to seek medical care”.

Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis arrested in Italy on sexual ... (Reuters)

Oscar-winning Canadian screenwriter and director Paul Haggis is under house arrest in southern Italy on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal ...

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Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis arrested in Italy on charges of ... (NBC News)

Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis was arrested in Italy on Sunday on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury, police said.

"Under Italian Law, I cannot discuss the evidence," Chaudry said in a statement. He won two Oscars in 2006 for the film "Crash." He has faced legal trouble before.

007 Screenwriter Paul Haggis Arrested Over Sexual Assault ... (Nova.ie)

The Oscar winning director and writer was arrested by police in Ostuni, Italy. He had been due to attend the Allora film festival between 21 and 26 June.

“Under Italian law, I cannot discuss the evidence”, Ms Chaudry said. It has been claimed that the woman in question “forced to seek medical help” after the alleged incident took place. “He is totally innocent and willing to fully cooperate with the authorities so the truth comes out quickly”.

Paul Haggis held at hotel ahead of hearing for alleged assault (Los Angeles Times)

Film director Paul Haggis is being held in a hotel room in southern Italy as he is investigated for alleged sexual violence against a woman.

Haggis described that as extortion. Under Italian law, a judge, after hearing arguments from both prosecutors and defense lawyers, will rule on whether Haggis can be set free pending possible additional investigation. Airport staff and police noticed her “obvious confused state” and took her to Brindisi’s police headquarters, where officers accompanied her to a local hospital for examination, the prosecutors said. Paul Haggis, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker behind “Crash,” has abandoned his lawsuit against the woman who accused him of raping her in his New York apartment in 2013. In a written statement on Sunday announcing that Haggis had been detained, prosecutors said that evidence suggests Haggis allegedly ”forced the young woman, known by him from some time ago, to submit to sexual relations.” Prosecutors in Brindisi, a port town in Puglia, the region that forms the “heel” of southeastern Italy, announced on Sunday that police had detained the 69-year-old Canadian-born director, screenwriter and producer for investigation of alleged aggravated sexual violence and aggravated personal injuries over the course of two days.

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